Istočno Sarajevo#Administration
{{Short description|City in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Istočno Sarajevo
| official_name = Grad Istočno Sarajevo
Град Источно Сарајево
City of Istočno Sarajevo
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| other_name = East Sarajevo
| settlement_type = City
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{Nowrap|{{Flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}}}
| subdivision_type1 = Entity
| subdivision_name1 = {{Nowrap|{{Flag|Republika Srpska}}}}
| subdivision_type2 = Municipalities:{{bulleted list|Istočna Ilidža |Istočno Novo Sarajevo |Istočni Stari Grad |Pale |Sokolac |Trnovo}}
| subdivision_name2 = 6
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = {{start date and age|1993}}{{cite web|url=https://www.princip.news/vijesti/istocno-sarajevo-obiljezava-dan-grada-i-krsnu-slavu|title=Istočno Sarajevo obilježava Dan grada i krsnu slavu|publisher=princip.news|date=30 August 2023 |accessdate=2023-08-30}}
| governing_body = Assembly of the City of Istočno Sarajevo
| parts_type = Settlements
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Ljubiša Ćosić
| leader_party = SNSD
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 1450
| population_urban = 25405
| population_total = 61516
| population_as_of = 2013
| population_density_km2 = 42,4
| population_blank2_title = Demonym
| population_blank2 = {{ubl|Sarajevan (English)|Sarajlija (Serbian)}}
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 71123 to 71420
| area_code = +387 57
| blank1_name = Motorways
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| blank2_name = Major airport
| blank2_info = Sarajevo International Airport
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| website = {{URL|www.gradistocnosarajevo.net}}
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Istočno Sarajevo ({{lang-sr-cyr|Источно Сарајево|lit=East Sarajevo}}) is a city in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It consists of a few suburban areas located south of pre-war Sarajevo which are now included in the Republika Srpska entity, and newly built areas. The seat of the city is the neighborhood of Lukavica, Istočno Novo Sarajevo.
With an area of 1450 km2, Istočno Sarajevo is one of the largest administrative areas in the Balkans.{{cite web|url=https://www.trailforks.com/region/east-sarajevo-36737/|title=East Sarajevo|publisher=trailforks.com|date=30 August 2023 |accessdate=2023-08-30}} It is estimated that in 2022 it had a population of 60,120 inhabitants.{{cite news|url=https://www.citajfilter.com/2023/09/%D1%83-%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%98%D0%B8%D0%BC-%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0-%D0%B8-%D0%BE%D0%BF%D1%88%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0-%D1%81%D0%B5-%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%98-%D1%81/?script=lat|title=U kojim gradovima i opštinama se broj stanovnika povećao? Pogledajte podatke iz 2018. i 2022. godine|publisher=citajfilter.com|date=2017-06-18 |access-date=2017-06-30|last1=|first1=}} Istočno Sarajevo is the largest city in Republika Srpska in terms of area, while it is in fifth place in terms of population. It is the only city of the entity that includes several municipalities. It is separated from Sarajevo by the Inter-Entity Boundary Line.
History
File:View of a war ravaged section of the Dobrini suburb taken while civilian homeowners work to reconstruct the damage - DPLA - 2bdf8403cfbd15a756438455bb37ac89.jpeg during the Bosnian War]]
File:Источно Ново Сарајево, урбано језгро 02.jpg]]
At the start of the Bosnian War, in late summer 1992, the Serb members of the pre-war municipality of Novo Sarajevo, elected at the 1990 multiparty elections, left the municipal assembly and set up their own separate council (Srpska opština Novo Sarajevo){{cite web|url=https://opstinains.net/lat/opsti-podaci/|title=Opšti podaci|publisher=opstinains.net|date=30 August 2023 |accessdate=2023-08-30}} in the building of the local community of Lukavica, headed by the Commissioner of the Presidency of the Republika Srpska Dragan Đokanović.{{cite web |url=http://www.eastsarajevocity.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=43&Itemid=59 |title=City Portal East Sarajevo City |publisher=Eastsarajevocity.com |access-date=2012-04-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220010809/http://www.eastsarajevocity.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=43&Itemid=59 |archive-date=2012-02-20 }}[http://www.gradistocnosarajevo.net/index.php/features/2009-11-11-22-22-55.html City of East Sarajevo, Official Web site, History of the city] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316152825/http://www.gradistocnosarajevo.net/index.php/features/2009-11-11-22-22-55.html |date=March 16, 2010 }}
The city of Istočno Sarajevo was first created when the Council of the Srpskog grada Sarajeva (Serbian City of Sarajevo) adopted a statutory decision on the organization of the Serbian City of Sarajevo at its session on March 13, 1993. It was the part of the pre-war city of Sarajevo under control of the Army of Republika Srpska during the war was known, was deemed the official capital of Republika Srpska.{{Cite web |title=Информисање {{!}} Град Источно Сарајево |url=https://gradistocnosarajevo.net/o-gradu/informisanje/ |access-date=2024-03-22 |language=sr-RS}}
The first Law on this city was adopted on December 30, 1993, when the National Assembly of the Republika Srpska adopted the Law on the Serbian City of Sarajevo. After the end of the Bosnian War, the National Assembly of the Republika Srpska on April 2, 1996 passed the Law on the Srpskom gradu Sarajevu (Serbian City of Sarajevo), which changed the name of the city to the Srpsko Sarajevo (Serbian Sarajevo).{{cite web|url=https://www.princip.news/vijesti/istocno-sarajevo-obiljezava-dan-grada-i-krsnu-slavu|title=Istočno Sarajevo obilježava Dan grada i krsnu slavu|publisher=princip.news|date=30 August 2023 |accessdate=2023-08-30}}
Following the decision on the name of the cities in 2004 by the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which outruled the use of the prefix Srpski (Serbian), the city was renamed Istočno Sarajevo (East Sarajevo).{{cite web|url=https://www.princip.news/vijesti/istocno-sarajevo-obiljezava-dan-grada-i-krsnu-slavu|title=Istočno Sarajevo obilježava Dan grada i krsnu slavu|publisher=princip.news|date=30 August 2023 |accessdate=2023-08-30}}
On 27 June 2014, a statue to Gavrilo Princip was inaugurated in Lukavica.[https://web.archive.org/web/20210517053329/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ww1-anniversary-bosnia-idUSKBN0F21OT20140627 Serbs unveil statue to 'hero' who set Europe marching to war], Reuters 27 June 2014 The city park was also named after Princip.
Environment
=Geography=
File:Zavod za udžbenike i nastavnika sredstva RS - Istočno Novo Sarajevo.jpg]]
File:Црква Светог пророка Илије у Сокоцу.JPG in Sokolac]]
File:Džamija u Novoseocima, općina Sokolac.jpg in Novoseoci]]
Istočno Sarajevo lies in the south-western part of the Sarajevo valley, in the middle of the Dinaric Alps. The city is surrounded by heavily forested hills and five major mountains. The highest of the surrounding peaks is Treskavica at {{convert|2088|m|ft|sp=us}}, then Bjelašnica at {{convert|2067|m|ft|sp=us}}, Jahorina at {{convert|1913|m|ft|sp=us}}, Trebević at {{convert|1627|m|ft|sp=us}}, with {{convert|1502|m|ft|sp=us}} Igman being the shortest. Last four are also known as Olympics mountains of Sarajevo (see also 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo).
The Željeznica river is one of the city's chief geographic features. It flows through the city from south through the Trnovo, Kijevo, Krupac and Vojkovići, parts of Istočno Sarajevo to the western part of Sarajevo, where it eventually meets up with the Bosna river.{{cite web|url=http://www.trnovo-rs.com/ |title=Trnovo Municipality, Official Website |publisher=Trnovo-rs.com |access-date=2012-04-06}}
=Climate=
Istočno Sarajevo has a mild continental climate, lying between the climate zones of central Europe to the north and the Mediterranean to the south. The average yearly temperature is 9.5 °C, with January (-1.3 °C avg.) being the coldest month of the year and July (19.1 °C avg.) the warmest. The highest recorded temperature was 40.0 °C on 19 August 1946, while the lowest recorded temperature was −26.4 °C on 25 January 1942. On average, Istočno Sarajevo has 68 summer days per year (temperature greater than or equal to 30.0 °C). The city typically experiences mildly cloudy skies, with an average yearly cloud cover of 59%. The cloudiest month is December (75% average cloud cover) while the clearest is August (37%). Moderate precipitation occurs fairly consistently throughout the year, with an average 170 days of rainfall. Suitable climatic conditions have allowed winter sports to flourish in the region, as exemplified by the Winter Olympics in 1984 that were celebrated in Sarajevo.{{cite web |url=http://weather.msn.com/local.aspx?wealocations=wc:BKXX0004 |title=Sarajevo, BIH Weather |publisher=Weather.msn.com |date=1999-12-31 |access-date=2012-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212091603/http://weather.msn.com/local.aspx?wealocations=wc:BKXX0004 |archive-date=2008-02-12 |url-status=dead }}
Economy
The city of Istočno Sarajevo is the administrative, industrial, commercial, financial and cultural center of the eastern part of Republika Srpska. The position of Istočno Sarajevo is strategically important, located near the biggest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the city of Sarajevo. Istočno Sarajevo is easily accessible, having an airport close to the city - Sarajevo International Airport, and being a point of intersection of numerous roads.[https://www.poslovnicentar.ba/prikazi.php?ktg=1&djelatnost=&grad=Isto%C4%8Dno+Sarajevo Business center] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816150416/http://www.poslovnicentar.ba/prikazi.php?ktg=1 |date=2009-08-16 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.vasapolicija.ba/loc/template.wbsp?wbf_id=8/ |title=Office for security of airport, East Sarajevo |publisher=Vasapolicija.ba |access-date=2012-04-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218151625/http://www.vasapolicija.ba/loc/template.wbsp?wbf_id=8%2F |archive-date=2012-02-18 }}
Istočno Sarajevo is one of the most important industrial centers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, well known for its companies: Elko, Famos, Energoinvest, Unis and others.{{cite web|url=http://www.made-in-bosnia.org/index.php?id=86&L=3/ |title=Famos |publisher=Made-in-bosnia.org |access-date=2012-04-06}}
Tourism and Sport
File:Jahorina_mountain_2017.jpg]]
The Jahorina Mountain is one of the highest mountains of the Dinaric system. It is 30 kilometers long mountain range, with several peaks, of which the highest peak Ogorjelica is 1916 meters above sea level. From Sarajevo it is distanced 28, from Banja Luka 200, of Belgrade 320, and 350 kilometers from Zagreb. The Jahorina ski resort is located on the slopes of Jahorina Mountain.
File:Karadjordjeva_ulica_2.jpg Arena in located in Istočno Novo Sarajevo]]
The local football clubs are Slavija that plays in the First League of the Republika Srpska and Famos that competes in the Second League of the Republika Srpska.
Basketball Club Slavija is a basketball club from the City of Istočno Sarajevo that competes in the National Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina.{{cite web |url=http://kkslavija.blogger.ba/ |title=KK Slavija |publisher=Kkslavija.blogger.ba |access-date=2012-04-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219084141/http://kkslavija.blogger.ba/ |archive-date=2012-02-19 }}
Also this city is a big volleyball center of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Men club OK Student Pale and women OK Jahorina Pale are competing in highest rank of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Premijer Liga) with good results, and OK Mokro Mokro (Pale) and OK Slavija are competing in second rank (First League of RS)
The 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was held in Sarajevo & Istočno Sarajevo, from 9 to 16 February.
Administration
=Municipalities=
The City of Istočno Sarajevo consists of six municipalities. Three of which; Istočna Ilidža, Istočno Novo Sarajevo and Istočni Stari Grad, were formed by separating the existing pre-war municipalities of Sarajevo between the Republika Srpska and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The municipalities of Pale and Trnovo were formed in the same way. The municipality of Sokolac is the only municipality that entered the City of Istočno Sarajevo as a whole.
Istočno Sarajevo consists of two municipalities of the urban area (Istočno Novo Sarajevo and Istočna Ilidža) and four municipalities of the suburban area (Pale, Trnovo, Sokolac and Istočni Stari Grad). In contrast to the municipalities of Istočno Novo Sarajevo and Istočna Ilidža, which are an integral part of city, the municipalities of Pale, Trnovo, Istočni Stari Grad and Sokolac are only formally part of it. The administrative, business, cultural and sports center of the Istočno Sarajevo is the neighborhood of Lukavica, Istočno Novo Sarajevo.
Each municipality operates their own municipal government, while united they form one city government with its constitution. The executive branch (Serbian: Gradska uprava) consists of a mayor, with deputy and a cabinet.
The legislative branch consists of the City Council, or Skupština grada. The council has 31 members, including a council speaker, deputy, and a secretary. Councilors are elected by the lists of candidates according to the proportional representation system of political parties, coalitions, lists of independent candidates or groups of members.{{cite web|url=https://gradistocnosarajevo.net/skupstina/|title=Skupština godina|publisher=oslobodjenje.ba|date=30 August 2023 |accessdate=2023-08-30}}
Municipalities of Istočno Sarajevo are further split into "local communities" (Serbian, Mjesne zajednice). Local communities have a small role in city government and are intended as a way for ordinary citizens to get involved in city government. They are based on key neighborhoods in the city.
= Mayors =
The first municipal elections in Republika Srpska were held in 1997. Since then, the City of Istočno Sarajevo has had 8 mayors. Chronologically, they were:{{cite web|title=Mogu li građani direktno izabrati novog gradonačelnika?| url = https://www.citajfilter.com/2019/10/%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%83-%D0%BB%D0%B8-%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%92%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%BE-%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2/?script=lat | website = www.citajfilter.com | accessdate=February 17, 2025}} {{sr}}
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Demographics
According to the 2013 census results, the city of Istočno Sarajevo has a population of 61,516 inhabitants.
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Education
Istočno Sarajevo has 11 primary schools and 4 secondary schools including 3 gymnasia.{{cite web |url=https://gradistocnosarajevo.net/o-gradu/obrazovanje/osnovne-skole/|title=Osnovne škole|publisher=gradistočnosarajevo.net|date=2017-08-05 |accessdate=2020-12-30}}{{cite web |url=https://gradistocnosarajevo.net/o-gradu/obrazovanje/srednje-obrazovanje/|title=Srednje škole|publisher=gradistočnosarajevo.net|date=2017-08-05 |accessdate=2020-12-30}}
= University of Istočno Sarajevo =
{{main|University of East Sarajevo}}
{{further|List of universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
File:Rektorat Univeziteta u Istočnom Sarajevu.jpg]]
Founded in 1992, the University of Istočno Sarajevo is a public university located in Lukavica, Istočno Novo Sarajevo. Ever since its foundation, the university has been continually growing and developing and now consists of 14 faculties, two art academies and the Institute of Historian Science.
According to SCImago Institutions Rankings, University of East Sarajevo is the best high school institution in Bosnia and Herzegovina.{{Cite web |title=University Rankings - Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022 |url=https://www.scimagoir.com/rankings.php?sector=Higher+educ.&country=BIH |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=www.scimagoir.com}}
International relations
=Twin towns – sister cities=
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
List of Istočno Sarajevo's sister and twin cities:
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- {{flagicon|SRB}} Kruševac, Serbia (2013){{Cite web|title=Градови побратими|url=https://www.krusevac.rs/sr_cir/krusevac/licna-karta/gradovi-pobratimi.html|access-date=2021-01-14|website=www.krusevac.rs}}
- {{flagicon|SRB}} Novi Sad, Serbia (2021){{cite web|title=Upoznajemo gradove pobratime Novog Sada – Grad Istočno Sarajevo|url=https://vojvodinauzivo.rs/upoznajemo-gradove-pobratime-novog-sada-grad-istocno-sarajevo/|publisher=vojvodinauzivo.rs|date=3 September 2022|access-date=5 November 2023|language=Serbian}}
- {{flagicon|SRB}} Niš, Serbia (2022){{cite web |title=Niš i Istočno Sarajevo bratski gradovi|url=https://www.juznasrbija.info/lat/vesti/nis-i-istocno-sarajevo-bratski-gradovi.html|website=juznasrbija.info|publisher=Južna Srbija Info|language=bs|date=2022-12-13|access-date=2023-11-13}}
- 20px Cangzhou, China (2023){{cite news|url=https://lat.rtrs.tv/vijesti/vijest.php?id=533769|title=Bratimljenje Istočnog Sarajeva i grada Cangđo iz Kine|publisher=rtrs.tv|date=2017-06-18 |access-date=2017-06-30|last1=|first1=}}
- {{flagicon|Russia}} Krasnodar, Russia (2024){{cite news|url=https://www.citajfilter.com/2024/11/%D1%9B%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%9B-%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8-%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%83%D0%BC-%D0%BE-%D0%B1%D1%80/?script=lat|title=Ćosić i Naumov potpisali Sporazum o bratimljenju Istočnog Sarajeva i Krasnodara|publisher=citajfilter.com|date=2017-06-18 |access-date=2017-06-30|last1=|first1=}}
- {{flagicon|SRB}} Sombor, Serbia (2025){{cite news|url=http://www.novosti.rs/amp/srbija/vesti/1461784/bratimljenje-sombora-istocnog-sarajeva-siri-porodica-bratskih-gradova|title=Bratimljenje Sombora i Istočnog Sarajeva: Širi se porodica bratskih gradova|publisher=novosti.rs|date=2017-06-18 |access-date=2017-06-30|last1=|first1=}}
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Gallery
East Ilidza RS Vojkovici IMG 1079.JPG|Istočna Ilidža
Lukavica, Spasovdanska.jpg|Istočno Novo Sarajevo
File:Pale4.jpg|Pale
File:Зејтинлик-мали-соколац.jpg|Sokolac
Notable people
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See also
References
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External links
{{commons category|Istočno Sarajevo}}
- {{official website|http://gradistocnosarajevo.net/}}
- [http://www.turizam-isa.ba/ Tourist Organization Istočno Sarajevo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227094220/http://www.turizam-isa.ba/ |date=2012-12-27 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101120150500/http://www.eastsarajevocity.com/ Portal Istočno Sarajevo - Forum]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120107141019/http://www.sarajevo-rs.com/ Istočno Sarajevo portal]
- [http://www.ues.rs.ba University of Istočno Sarajevo]
- Inés Aquilué & Estanislao Roca, [https://upcommons.upc.edu/bitstream/handle/2117/87750/20160427_Urban%20development%20after%20the%20BosnianWar.%20The%20division%20of%20Sarajevo's.pdf;jsessionid=46989292F5DA1F613E26F85E6C1B7CA4?sequence=6 Urban development after the Bosnian War: The division of Sarajevo’s territory and the construction of East Sarajevo]
- Gruia Bădescu, [https://www.cairn.info/revue-revue-d-etudes-comparatives-est-ouest1-2015-4-page-35.htm Dwelling in the Post-War City Urban Reconstruction and Home-Making in Sarajevo], Revue d’études comparatives Est-Ouest 2015/4 (N° 46), pages 35 à 60
- James Schmitt, [https://www.urbanmanagement.tu-berlin.de/fileadmin/f6_urbanmanagement/Study_Course/student_work/TU_UM_Thesis_James_Schmitt_31_JAN_19_Final.pdf Sarajevo Redux: Socio-Spatial Outcomes and the Perpetuation of Fragility in a PostConflict City], TU Berlin 2019
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